The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 27
... sentiments as these : But flat- tery and falfhood are not the courtship of Milton's Adam , and could not be heard by Eve in the state of innocence , excepting only in a dream produc'd on purpose to taint her imagination . Other vain ...
... sentiments as these : But flat- tery and falfhood are not the courtship of Milton's Adam , and could not be heard by Eve in the state of innocence , excepting only in a dream produc'd on purpose to taint her imagination . Other vain ...
Page 31
... sentiments and expreffions , as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic vir- tue . The author doubtless designed it as a pattern to those , who live among mankind in their ...
... sentiments and expreffions , as the character which is given us of him denotes that generous scorn and intrepidity which attends heroic vir- tue . The author doubtless designed it as a pattern to those , who live among mankind in their ...
Page 66
... sentiments , affert the rights of youth , and pre- vent the pernicious incroachments of age . The gene- rous reasonings of that gallant youth would adorn your paper ; and I beg you would infert them , not doubting but that they will ...
... sentiments , affert the rights of youth , and pre- vent the pernicious incroachments of age . The gene- rous reasonings of that gallant youth would adorn your paper ; and I beg you would infert them , not doubting but that they will ...
Page 74
... sentiments of this matter • favour'd by your friend's ; when , to my great surprise , • I found the Knight entering with equal pleasure into ⚫ both parts , and as much fatisfied with Mrs. Oldfield's gaiety , as he had been before with ...
... sentiments of this matter • favour'd by your friend's ; when , to my great surprise , • I found the Knight entering with equal pleasure into ⚫ both parts , and as much fatisfied with Mrs. Oldfield's gaiety , as he had been before with ...
Page 77
... sentiments where there is no passion , and brings instances out of ancient authors to sup- port this his opinion . The pathetic , as that great cri- tic observes , may animate and inflame the fublime , but is not effential to it ...
... sentiments where there is no passion , and brings instances out of ancient authors to sup- port this his opinion . The pathetic , as that great cri- tic observes , may animate and inflame the fublime , but is not effential to it ...
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Adam Æneid agreeable alſo angels anſwer appear beautiful becauſe behaviour beſt buſineſs cauſe character chearfulness confider confideration converſation defire deſcribed deſcription deſign diſcourſe endeavour eſteem eyes faid fame fays feveral fince firſt parents fome foon fublime fuch gentleman give heav'n Homer honour houſe humble fervant imagination inſtances itſelf juſt lady laſt leſs live look mankind manner maſter Menippus Milton mind miſtreſs Mohocks moſt myſelf nature neſs never night obſerve occafion Ovid paffion particular paſſage paſſed paſſion perſon pleaſed pleaſure poem poet preſent raiſe reader reaſon repreſented reſpect riſe ſame ſays ſcene ſchool ſecond ſeems ſenſe ſentiments ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould Sir ROGER ſome ſpeak SPECTATOR ſpeculation ſpeech ſpirit ſtage ſtate ſtill ſtory ſubject ſuch ſurpriſe tell thee theſe thing thoſe thou thought tion uſe verſe Virg virtue whole whoſe